Tartan Surname

283,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,359 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Moldova

Tartan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Tartan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1,0431:74,6136,901
Romania811:247,87523,462
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Moldova481:74,1959,744
Ukraine291:1,569,748122,792
Russia261:5,543,194237,148
India191:40,371,862445,856
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
England91:6,190,895170,599
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
France31:22,140,907385,998
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Tartan (27) may also be a first name.

Tartan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Tartan Come From? nationality or country of origin

Tartan (Oriya: ଟାଟନ, Russian: Тартан) is found most frequently in Turkey. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Tartan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 283,476th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,362,433 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 75 percent of Tartan live; 73 percent live in West Asia and 73 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held forename worldwide, borne by 27 people.

The surname Tartan is most commonly occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 1,043 people, or 1 in 74,613. In Turkey Tartan is most prevalent in: Van Province, where 19 percent live, Konya Province, where 19 percent live and Ankara Province, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account Turkey Tartan occurs in 22 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Tartan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Tartan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Tartan last name expanded 4,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Tartan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Tartan last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the political party.

Tartan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.06% more than the national average, earning $43,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tartane9210/
Tartain928/
Tarthan926/
Tartang921/
Tarrtan920/
Tartaing861/
Tarton83458/
Tertan83200/
Tortan8399/
Tartam839/
Tartón831/
Tartanova8090/
Thortan7715/
Tharton774/
Tartong773/
Tartton772/
Thertan771/
Tarttam771/
Tartham771/
Tortant771/
Tardtong7122/
Tartonne7117/
Tarthong713/
Thorthan711/
Thartong711/
Tourtain711/
Teerthan711/
Tasrtone710/
Tairthon710/
Torton67130/
Terton6729/
Theerthan6718/
Tardthong679/
Tartom677/
Tortanova676/
Tartonova672/
Thardtong671/
Tortam671/
Tortachin671/

Tartan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Tartan in the Oriya language
ଟାଟନtatana-
Tartan in the Russian language
Тартанtartan-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Tartan
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